Photographers' Formulary 50 lbs Borax
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Photographers' Formulary 50 lbs Borax

SKU: PYBX50LB MFR: 10-0264 50LB
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Key Features

  • Achieve consistent results in your black and white film development with our quality Borax.
  • Use as a mild alkali accelerator in developers for improved image quality and archival properties.
  • Perfect for fine-grain developers needing a boost, ensuring optimal photographic results every time.
  • Enhance gold toning baths with Borax to increase gold deposition rate for stunning print effects.
  • Our 50 lbs Borax is ideal for fixing baths, improving archival properties of your precious prints.
  • Incorporate in acid hardeners, especially for prints dried through heated belt driers, ensuring longevity.
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Photographers' Formulary Borax Specifications

  • Synonyms

    Biborate of soda
    Biborate of sodium
    Borate of soda
    Borate of sodium
    Purified borax
    Pyroborate of soda
    Sodium biborate
    Sodium borate
    Sodium pyroborate
    Sodium tetraborate
    Tetraborate of soda
    20 Mule Team Borax

  • Appearance

    Pure white crystalline powder

  • Uses

    As a mild alkali accelerator in fine-grain developers and those of low activity
    In certain fixing baths
    In some acid hardeners, especially those intended for prints that are to be dried through heated belt driers
    In gold toning baths to render them alkaline and to increase the rate of deposition of gold

  • Chemical Formula

    Na2B4O7 . 10H2O

  • Notes

    Borax is available as borax, pentahydrate, but most commonly as borax, decahydrate, the form used in photographic formulas. The old term for decahydrate is crystalline. Borax, decahydrate, and 20 Mule Team Borax are one and the same

  • Volume

    50 lbs (22.68kg)

About Photographers' Formulary Borax

A versatile and essential tool for photographers, the Photographers' Formulary 50 lbs Borax is a must-have for your darkroom supplies. This high-quality borax is a key ingredient in many photographic processes, including the development of black and white film and prints. With a generous 50 lbs quantity, it ensures you have ample supply for your creative projects. This borax is carefully processed to ensure consistent results, making it a reliable choice for professional photographers and hobbyists alike. Whether you're mixing your own developers, stop baths, or fixers, the Photographers' Formulary 50 lbs Borax provides the quality and quantity you need to achieve optimal results in your photographic endeavors.

Photographers' Formulary Borax Features

  • High-quality borax for photographic processes
  • Ideal for black and white film and print development
  • Bulk 50 lbs size for extensive darkroom use
  • Consistent processing for reliable photographic results
  • Suitable for professional and hobbyist photographers
  • Essential for custom mixing of developers and fixers

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Key Features

  • Achieve consistent results in your black and white film development with our quality Borax.
  • Use as a mild alkali accelerator in developers for improved image quality and archival properties.
  • Perfect for fine-grain developers needing a boost, ensuring optimal photographic results every time.
  • Enhance gold toning baths with Borax to increase gold deposition rate for stunning print effects.
  • Our 50 lbs Borax is ideal for fixing baths, improving archival properties of your precious prints.
  • Incorporate in acid hardeners, especially for prints dried through heated belt driers, ensuring longevity.